[mythtv-users] Setting up a second tuner card

[Michael C. Smith]

I'm adding a second tuner card to my MythTV 0.23 system.  Until I 
started this upgrade, my setup received video from Comcast into a pcHDTV 
HD-5500 card.  Because Comcast in encrypting an increasing number of 
channels, I activated an old (previously known working) Hauppauge 
PVR-250 card to receive video after passing through a Comcast-provided 
DC50X digital transport adapter.  Both cards receive the same 
Comcast-provided service, but the HD-5500 is only able to record the 
unencrypted channels.  I've already successfully configured an IR 
transceiver to change channels on the DC50X.

I get my program schedules from Schedules Direct, which lists two 
Comcast services for my area.  The unencrypted channels can all be found 
on an old analog channel lineup, while the more complete set of channels 
that I receive are listed on a separate digital lineup.  I started by 
configuring the HD-5500 and a "Comcast Unencrypted" service.  I ran 
scte65scan (0.2.1), connected the source with the appropriate card and 
ran mythfilldatabase.  The list of upcoming programs then showed the 
expected programs to be recorded on the unencrypted channels, and I was 
able to record content.  So far, so good.

I then configured the PVR-250 card and a second source ("Comcast 
Encrypted", the complete set of channels I receive).  When I ran 
scte65scan, it produced a file that only contained info for sourceid=1, 
so I didn't load it into the database.  (I think there's a problem 
here.)  I configured the connection between the PVR-250 tuner card and 
the "Comcast Encrypted" source and ran mythfilldatabase.  The list of 
upcoming programs shows a complete list of what I want to have recorded, 
utilizing both sources/tuner cards.  The problem is that nothing from 
the PVR-250 ("Comcast Encrypted") tuner/source pairing actually 
records.  (I does try, but dies after producing a video file that's 
about 1K in length.)

Can someone suggest a course of action?

Thanks,

Mike